Sujet
Sidi Mohammed's tent
Légende
Sidi Mohammed's tent, captured by the French, 1844. One of the 'trophies taken by the French army from the Moors,...the Tent of the eldest son of the Emperor [Muhammad IV of Morocco]. It was displayed in Paris: 'It required no less than forty mules to convey it from place to place. Above the first tent rises a second, and much larger one, which serves to shade the first from the rays of the sun. Both are surmounted by a large ball of gilt copper, which can be seen from a considerable distance. At the entrance of the tent, and on one side of it, are a number of arches, or rather niches, which served as shelter for the guards of the gate. The tent was surrounded at some distance by a kind of wall, also of white linen, which prevented anyone seeing or hearing from the outside what passed in the royal presence'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM20B02_172
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
44,4Mo (3,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 26,5cm / 4960 x 3130 (300dpi)